WaywardRussianSatelliteBurnedUpinAtmosphere–Roscosmos

A wayward Russian military satellite completely burned up in the atmosphere and did not crash in northwestern China, contrary to previous reports, Russian space agency Roscosmos said Tuesday.

MOSCOW, July 16 (RIA Novosti) – A wayward Russian military satellite completely burned up in the atmosphere and did not crash in northwestern China, contrary to previous reports, Russian space agency Roscosmos said Tuesday.

Spokeswoman Anna Vedishcheva said the satellite, designed to help precisely locate military targets, had entered the atmosphere around 6 p.m. Moscow time the day before and “ceased to exist,” having “burned up completely.”